President Murmu’s two-day Odisha visit postponed over cyclone forecast
President Droupadi Murmu has postponed her two-day visit to Odisha due to a forecasted cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal. The visit to Mayurbhanj has been rescheduled for early November as a safety precaution.
Why it matters
The postponement highlights the impact of extreme weather events on official state schedules and the importance of disaster preparedness in coastal regions.
President Murmu’s two-day Odisha visit postponed over cyclone forecast left President Droupadi Murmu was slated to visit Rairangpur and her home district of Mayurbhanj on October 28-29. Photo: @ChhattisgarhCMO X/ANI Photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/cg6tg3/article71619476.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/20261023411L.jpg ANI Jagdalpur, Oct 23 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu speaks to attendees during Muriya Darbar at Sirhasar Bhawan, in Jagdalpur on Friday. (@ChhattisgarhCMO X/ANI Photo) A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a cyclonic storm, and likely to make landfall on the morning of October 28 Bhubaneswar President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled two-day visit to Odisha from October 28 has been postponed in the wake of a possible cyclonic storm in the State’s coastal areas next week, officials said.
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